Guinness World Records said his organization was worth nothing at all and wanted to disappear as soon as possible, until the day of 1951.6 Sir Hugh Beaver, then executive director of Guinness Brewery 7 had gone hunting and debating with peers if the fastest game bird in Europe was the golden plover or the urogallo.8 9 will be happened that a book that provides the answer to these questions could become very popular.
The idea of ??Sir Hugh Beaver became reality when Norris decided to request and Ross McWhirter, who had been a while in charge of a research company in London, to compile what became The Guinness World Records. The first edition was published on August 27, 1955, and that Christmas was number one on the list of bestsellers in the UK.
Since then, Guinness World Records has become a brand well known in the field of world records.
Within Guinness World Records, Records Management team is responsible for monitoring the accuracy and the team maintains Records Managers veracity. Both filters are needed for a record is accepted.
The book is a record in itself. With sales exceeding 100 million copies in 100 countries and 37 languages, Guinness World Records ™ is the best-selling book of all time, if not considered exempt from copyright works such as the Bible.
