The famous Guinness world records book or as it used to be known the Guinness book of records is still published every year marking achievements of human feats and many other things worldwide. The records could be things such as the greatest number of dominoes pushed over or the highest peak in America or many other such things.
Norris and Ross McWhirter are accredited with the role of publishing the first ever Guinness book of records in Great Britain way back in 1955. It seems strange that the book was published by two Irish Journalist twins and not many people realize that it was also commissioned by a large Irish brewery. The Guinness brewery in Ireland is responsible for the commissioning of this famous book.
Not only would this book promote the name of Guinness worldwide but it was a good way of people being able to settle the many little arguments that they used to have while in the bars.
It was originally inspired by one such argument but on a shooting party instead of in a bar. Back in May 1951 Sir Hugh Beaver and one of his compatriots on the shooting party were disagreeing about the fastest bird in Europe. They could not decide whether I was the Grouse or in fact the Koshin Golden Plover.
Sir Hugh thought that he would find the answer in his reference books that night in his Home at Castlebridge House. It turned out though that his reference books were not all that forthcoming with the information that he required.
That is when he thought that it may be a good idea to create his own book with these types of answers in them.
The Guinness book of records uncannily is also in the Guinness book of records for being the best selling copyrighted series book in the world. That is because it has literally sold millions of copies since its inception in 1955.
The Guinness book of records holds another record too. Funnily enough it is the most stolen of all the books in the American public libraries.
Norris and Ross McWhirter are accredited with the role of publishing the first ever Guinness book of records in Great Britain way back in 1955. It seems strange that the book was published by two Irish Journalist twins and not many people realize that it was also commissioned by a large Irish brewery. The Guinness brewery in Ireland is responsible for the commissioning of this famous book.
Not only would this book promote the name of Guinness worldwide but it was a good way of people being able to settle the many little arguments that they used to have while in the bars.
It was originally inspired by one such argument but on a shooting party instead of in a bar. Back in May 1951 Sir Hugh Beaver and one of his compatriots on the shooting party were disagreeing about the fastest bird in Europe. They could not decide whether I was the Grouse or in fact the Koshin Golden Plover.
Sir Hugh thought that he would find the answer in his reference books that night in his Home at Castlebridge House. It turned out though that his reference books were not all that forthcoming with the information that he required.
That is when he thought that it may be a good idea to create his own book with these types of answers in them.
The Guinness book of records uncannily is also in the Guinness book of records for being the best selling copyrighted series book in the world. That is because it has literally sold millions of copies since its inception in 1955.
The Guinness book of records holds another record too. Funnily enough it is the most stolen of all the books in the American public libraries.
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