The Worst Traffic Jam in History

Fifteen ships entered the Suez Canal in 1967, expecting to traverse to the Arabian Sea in about 12 hours. Instead, they were stuck there for eight years! They couldn't just leave and take the long way around the horn of Africa, because both ends of the canal were blocked. RealLifeLore tells the story -which is only eight minutes long; the rest is an ad. (via Digg)