One of the early examples of the Poisson distribution was the rate at which soldiers in the Prussian army would be fatally kicked by horses. Translates to a li

One of the early examples of the Poisson distribution was the rate at which soldiers in the Prussian army would be fatally kicked by horses. Translates to a little over 30 deaths per year per million, so not a lot, though I suspect the number would have been much greater adjusted for distance travelled and even without that it's more than some countries achieve with their traffic.