ocr: The first Guinness Book was the brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, a Guinness executive. After a day of game shooting in Ireland, Beaver and his shooting party got bogged down in an argument over which bird was the fastest game bird in Europe. The extensive library at Castiebridge House, the site of the shoot, could not provide the answer. Beaver thought there must be umerous one-upmanship. battles going on nightly in pubs and inns throughout the British Isles, while the patrons partook of his employ a er's brew. He decided to produce a book to settle these arguments. Beaver challenged Norris and ...
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