Did you know corned beef does not have any corn in it? It has big salt crystals which the Irish called corn. Nobody knows why when there is actual corn out there. It is an unsolved mystery. #historyguff #truefact
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The US war for Independence was started by Frederick Fray Bentos because he decided to sell cans of corned beef instead of pies. He kept the family tradition alive by making sure the tins were impossible to open. #historyguff #falsefacts
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During the metal shortage of WW1 Fray Bentos Pie tins were used to build tanks. Originally called Tin Tanks they became known as Tanks and this is the name we still use today. #historyguff #falsefacts
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The famous pirate flag The Jolly Roger was originally an image of a Fray Bentos Pie above two crossed finger bones because Pirates lost fingers trying to open the pie tin. This became a skull to honour the pirates who died of starvation - becoming the skull & crossbones #historyguff #falsefacts
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Did you know the UFOs reported all over the world are actually experimental Fray Bentos Pie Tins trialling an Amazon style drone delivery service. Trials were started in 1056 in Mexico by Juan de Bentos. #historyguff #falsefacts
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The frisby was accidentally invented by a man from Liverpool in 1286 after he couldn’t open a Fray Bentos pie Tim and flung it out of the window and across the garden. It sailed through the air before colliding with a helicopter. #historyguff #falsefacts
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In 1346 Victorian explorers discovered a lost tribe in Australia who invented the first boomerang from a Fray Bentos pie lid. They changed it to use wood after the Fray Bentos boomerang beheaded an Egyptian delegation and cause the tribe to go into hiding for 1000 years. #historyguff #falsefacts
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During the French Revolution there was no food so people lived on Fray Bentos pies. When the Guillotine was invented the blade was made from a Fray Bentos pie lid. #historyguff #falsefacts
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