953 nut 69,127 #1 Posted 11 hours ago October 3, 1955, the first edition of in Great Britain; it quickly proves to be a hit. Now known as the Guinness World Records book, the annual publication features a wide range of feats related to humans and animals. The inspiration for the record book can be traced to November 1951, when Sir Hugh Beaver, managing director of the Guinness Brewery (founded in Dublin in 1759), was on a hunting trip in Ireland. After failing to shoot a golden plover, Beaver and the members of his hunting party debated whether the creature was Europe’s fastest game bird but were unable to locate a book with the answer. Thinking that patrons of Britain’s pubs would enjoy a record book which could be used to settle friendly disagreements, Beaver decided to have one produced. He hired twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter, the founders of a London-based agency that provided facts and statistics to newspapers and advertisers. The book was intended to be given away for free in pubs to promote the Guinness brand; however, it turned out to be so popular the company started selling it that fall and it became a best-seller. An American edition debuted in 1956 and was soon followed by editions in a number of other countries. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,976 #2 Posted 9 hours ago And I'm quite positive that Tic-Tok has given them pages and pages of dubious Darwin Award fodder to peruse and reject... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,127 #3 Posted 9 hours ago 15 minutes ago, ri702bill said: And I'm quite positive that Tic-Tok @Pullstart has given them pages and pages of dubious Darwin Award fodder to peruse and reject... There, fixed it fore you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,976 #4 Posted 6 hours ago I concur... how could I have missed that opportunity?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
