Now that ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, is becoming a threat so powerful Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon that the terrorist group is "beyond anything we've seen," it's time to remind everyone of a few little factoids regarding how exactly that came to be.

Hagel's exact quote was:

"They are beyond just a terrorist group. They marry ideology, a sophistication of ? military prowess. They are tremendously well-funded. This is beyond anything we've seen."

Well-trained in military prowess. Tremendously well-funded. Super sophisticated terrorists. Hm.

And how do you think they got that way so fast? Super magic terrorist training money tree fairy dust?