From an Argument, an Idea Was Born
Sir Hugh Beaver and the group of hunters started arguing over which was Europe’s fastest game bird: the golden plover or red grouse. And at that point in time, there was no source of information for them to search and find the answer.
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After not finding a reference book in the host’s library, Sir Hugh realized this was the kind of question that would aggravate drinkers talking over a pint of the dark beer in pubs across the country.
And with that thought, he made history.