[1stPickSites] (08/07/03) Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/

From the popular and authoritative Guinness World Record folks,
this website offers a compendium of rich trivia. Anyone seeking
elusive answers to irritating little questions may find the site
an excellent source of enlightenment. 

"In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the
Guinness Brewery, went on a shooting party and became involved in
an argument. Which was the fastest game bird in Europe 96 the
golden plover or the grouse? He realized then that a book
supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove
popular. He was right! . . . Sir Hugh's idea became reality when
Norris and Ross McWhirter, who had been running a fact-finding
agency in London, were commissioned to compile what became The
Guinness Book of Records. The first edition was bound on August
27, 1955, and went to the top of the British bestseller lists by
Christmas that year. . . Since then, "Guinness World Record"s has
become a household name and the global leader in world records."
- from the website

The site is conveniently segmented into topics ranging from
"Amazing Feats" to "Travel and Transport" which are further
divided into browsable subjects. The daily feature of
jaw-dropping world records currently includes the "Highest Fall
Survived Without a Parachute" and "Largest Object Removed from
Human Skull". Among the other elements at this fascinating site
is a useful FAQ.


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