In the 50-plus year history of the Japanese Shinkansen or bullet train system, carrying over 10 billion passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury due to train accidents. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Skinkansen 500 & The Kingfisher
The unique nose of the Shinkansen 500 bullet train prevents sonic booms whenever it exits a tunnel. It was designed based on the shape of a kingfisher’s beak, which allows it to hit the water at high speed with very little splash. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/sunni-robertson-on-how-a-kingfisher-inspired-a-bullet-train