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