The inventor of the Pringles can was buried inside one of his own cans.

Fredric Baur was a chemist and engineer for the company Procter & Gamble. He wanted to solve the problem of broken potato chips in bags. In 1966, he designed a curved chip shape and a sturdy tube to protect them. This design kept the chips from moving around and breaking during shipping.Baur filed a patent for this container and the stacking method in 1966. The patent was officially granted in 1970. The tube uses a vacuum seal to keep the food fresh for a long time. This was a major change in how snacks were packaged and sold.Baur's daughter said her father thought of the burial idea in the 1980s. After he died in Cincinnati, Ohio, his children bought the can at a local drugstore. They chose the Original flavor because it was the first one he created. They placed some of his ashes inside the can and buried it in his grave.Baur also helped invent other famous foods like freeze-dried ice cream. He worked on special oils used for frying food as well. The Pringles can is still used today because it is strong and takes up very little space. It remains one of the most famous examples of food packaging in the world.