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Detailed explanation-1: -The Guinness Book of World Records, which inspires tens of thousands of people annually to attempt record-breaking feats, began as an idea conceived by British engineer and industrialist Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, to solve trivia questions among bar patrons.

Detailed explanation-2: -The idea for a book of records begins in the early 1950s when Sir Hugh Beaver (1890-1967), Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery, attends a shooting party in County Wexford. There, he and his hosts argue about the fastest game bird in Europe, and fail to find an answer in any reference book.

Detailed explanation-3: -The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1955. The first edition topped the best-seller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955.

Detailed explanation-4: -It all started with a hunting party… This text appears in the 31st edition of the Guinness Book of Records, published between 1984 and 1985. The hunting party, which included Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery Sir Hugh Beaver, argued about the fastest game bird in Europe.