A strange little side quest
Between one round of Animal Difference and the next, this is worth knowing: Silverstone hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship round on May 13, 1950. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: The Oregon Trail began in 1971 when three student teachers created a computer simulation to help Minnesota schoolchildren learn American history. That long chain of experiments is part of why racing still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
