If you have some ancient sources (I mean ancient, not Bauval or some other freak show) that states that they did, I’d really be interested in seeing it. Until then, uh, no, it didn’t happen that way.
הֲיָרֹעַ בַּרְזֶל בַּרְזֶל מִצָּפוֹן, וּנְחֹשֶׁת
knows north iron iron shattered [TO HAVE BEEN SHATTERING]
SHATTERED IRON KNOWS NORTH
[pieces of] iron knows north
הֲיָרֹעַ is a interrogative imperfect verb [reflexive=
WILL [NOT] SHATTERED IRON KNOW NORTH?
TRANS= "PIECES OF IRON POINT NORTH"
[to shatter=to break into pieces]