About Guinness

In 1759, a man named Arthur Guinness built a brewery on St. James Gate Street in Dublin, Ireland, to produce a beer with rich foam, mellow taste and dark color. This is Guinness.

By 1833, it had developed into the largest distillery in Ireland. In 1886, Arthur Guinness established a company in London. By the 1930s, Guinness had two breweries in the UK producing stout. Slogans such as "Guinness is good for your health," "Guinness is good for you," and "Oh my God! My Guinness!" can be seen everywhere. In small bars called Pops that can be found everywhere in urban and rural areas, only Guinness beer is sold. Whenever night falls, people gather in such pubs, with a glass of "Guinness" in hand, talking about what is the world's largest and what is the world's fastest... But except for Bodie, Sussex County Guinness doesn't actually own any pubs outside the Castle Hotel at Em Hop Vine Farm, so the company has been exploring development plans.

In 1951, at a hunting party in County Wexford, Ireland, Sir Hugh Beaver, executive director of the British Guinness Brewery Company, failed to hit a golden plover. He complained that this It is the fastest flying bird in the world. But his companion disagreed and had a dispute with him. Beaver was irritated. He wanted to find arguments to support himself from the book, but he was surprised to find that no book had such a detailed description of the speed of birds. In 1954, there was another debate over whether grouse were faster than golden plovers. Sir Hugh realized that people often encounter such problems in pubs. If there is a book that can provide answers to such arguments, it will not only help people find the basis for bragging, but also help people get drunk and sell more of wine, bar owners will benefit immensely. So, he decided to have his company publish a book recording this "world's best".

Chris Chataway was a record-breaking athlete working as a junior brewer at Guinness Park Royal Distillery in London. He recommended the right people to write the book - twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter, whom he had met at sports events and had been sprinters at Oxford University. The McWhorter brothers were running a data collection station in Fleet Street. The McWhorter brothers were born in August 1925 and have loved collecting all kinds of strange things since they were young. The cooperation between the two of them often makes experienced reporters dumbfounded. A reporter said: "Their minds are interconnected, almost like a transistor computer. They can speak in a code that only they understand. If one person forgets something, the other can definitely find it." September 1954 On March 12, Beaver met with the twin brothers, hoping that their statistical agency in London could help him compile the book "Guinness World Records." As a result, a dedicated team was established at 107 Fleet Street, London, and began intense writing work.

On August 27, 1955, the printing plant completed the binding of the first "Guinness Book of World Records". This 198-page booklet topped the bestseller list in the UK before Christmas that year because no other company could collect, certify and provide such rich and authoritative information on world records. This book has 12 projects, including sports, science, business, architecture, nature, etc., of which 1/4 is about sports. Unexpectedly, this "Guinness Book of World Records" spread like wildfire, and its reputation goes far beyond Guinness. The following year, the first American-language edition was published, followed shortly by French, German, and Japanese editions.

"Guinness World Records" relies on curiosity to win, which caters to the tastes of Western readers and has formed a "Guinness movement". There are many people abroad who are doing everything possible to create all kinds of bizarre records to get their names included in the book. The book itself ranks among the best in the world. The most stolen book from a British library is the Guinness Book of World Records.

The English version of "Guinness World Records" is now published in more than 70 countries, and there are 22 non-English versions.

Currently, cumulative global sales exceed 95 million copies.

Guinness World Records also has its own museum. The Guinness Museum in Gotlinberg opened to the public for the first time in 1978. It is the oldest Guinness museum still in operation. Here you can find some of the world's best items including the earliest Beatles items.

Guinness has other achievements. For example, "Guinness British Hits" was first released in 1977 and is now in its 13th edition. There is also the "Guinness World Records" TV program that has been broadcast since the 1990s and is now broadcast in 35 countries around the world. Guinness Publishing has become more than just a book. Therefore, it was renamed "Guinness World Records Ltd." in July 1999.

Thousands of people around the world apply for Guinness World Records every year. In 2001 alone, 60,000 people applied for the record. There are many successful people. Judging from the statistical results of declaration materials, the regions with the most declarations are the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and India.

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