Co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records

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 Alan Ross McWhirter( known as Ross McWhirter) was born on August 12, 1925. He was the co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and a contributor to Record Breakers with his twin brother, Norris. He died on November 27, 1975. 

International Youth Day

International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. It was first on 12 August 2000. As with other political awareness days, such as Earth Day, the purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding an endangered demographic.

  

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