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coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend, Walpole 
explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to a ... The name 
comes from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka (aka Ceylon), from Tamil 
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English ... that between 30 and 50% of scientific discoveries come about by "
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brings, gives, ... Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) was certainly not lacking in 
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The paradigm of all lucky accidents

Question: An ancient name for Sri Lanka -- no, not Ceylon -- gave us this word for lucky discoveries made by accident
Answer: Serendipity