Something you werent taught in school

[spartacus53]

Something you weren't taught in school

Here's a little something not too many people learned in school and it has to do with the Grand Canyon.

Contrary to popular belief, the Grand Canyon is not the product of nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history. It is however the effort of 1.5 million laid off Chinese transcontinental railroad workers. After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, 1.5 million of these workers headed south to what was to become the Grand Canyon.

When the Chinese reached CO, they were poor and disillusioned with life in America, and were feeling homesick, so they thought they could dig a tunnel to China. After 3 decades they gave up that dream and we now have the Grand Canyon.

Where do you think the term "digging a hole to China" came from anyway

 

[bigtim1973]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

Here's a little something not too many people learned in school and it has to do with the Grand Canyon.

Contrary to popular belief, the Grand Canyon is not the product of nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history. It is however the effort of 1.5 million laid off Chinese transcontinental railroad workers. After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, 1.5 million of these workers headed south to what was to become the Grand Canyon.

When the Chinese reached CO, they were poor and disillusioned with life in America, and were feeling homesick, so they thought they could dig a tunnel to China. After 3 decades they gave up that dream and we now have the Grand Canyon.

Where do you think the term "digging a hole to China" came from anyway

Man , I guess everything is made by the Chinese!!!!

 

[bigscoop]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

I was that bored this evening also.......looked at smiley faces and was amazed that this little guy's head never rools off?
This one... ....reminded me of my pet fish in my home aquarium.
And this one.... .....reminded me of 6th grade gym instructor.
"Quiter" ->
Hey!...... ...... .......thin eyes, could be Chinese?

 

[FarmerChick]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

I thought it was a dino footprint. ah shucks, the chinese did it.

 

[gadigger81]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

Here's a little something not too many people learned in school and it has to do with the Grand Canyon.

Contrary to popular belief, the Grand Canyon is not the product of nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history. It is however the effort of 1.5 million laid off Chinese transcontinental railroad workers. After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, 1.5 million of these workers headed south to what was to become the Grand Canyon.

When the Chinese reached CO, they were poor and disillusioned with life in America, and were feeling homesick, so they thought they could dig a tunnel to China. After 3 decades they gave up that dream and we now have the Grand Canyon.

Where do you think the term "digging a hole to China" came from anyway

Man , I guess everything is made by the Chinese!!!!

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

See, we can all learn something new everyday.. I'll have a new lesson for you tomorrow

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

Billions of tons of mud deposited by a gigantic flood six thousand years ago. Created only a few thousand years ago in only a few days by a colossal geologic event. There is another canyon that has a geology that is similar. It was created by the Mount Saint Helens volcanic eruption in 1980. This canyon in Washington state was created in only a few hours.

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

Cool Hand Fluke, true... Mother Nature can change the face of the earth in minutes, while it could take man decades.

I was always interested in the Great Wall of China... Over 2,000 miles in length and it's believed to have cost the lives of over 1 million worker's.

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

Cool Hand Fluke, true... Mother Nature can change the face of the earth in minutes, while it could take man decades.

I was always interested in the Great Wall of China... Over 2,000 miles in length and it's believed to have cost the lives of over 1 million worker's.

Yes, very true about mother nature. You just made my point. The Grand Canyon is probably 6,000 years old, not billions of years as the evolutionist types tend to believe.

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

Cool Hand Fluke, nope.. I still have it on very good authority, that the Chinese dug it

 

[poorhunter78]

Re: Something you weren't taught in school

I never learned much English, Cause I slept through it all!
I mean how can reading all the time be English! I could talk just fine.