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I am sure some of you here will enjoy the etymology of the word serendipity. Apparently the word was inspired by the fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip"
by smokel 3y ago
I am sure some of you here will enjoy the etymology of the word serendipity.
Apparently the word was inspired by the fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip" [1], the latter being the Persian name of Sri Lanka. In the story, the princes would constantly find interesting things by accident.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Princes_of_Serendip https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Princes_of_Serendi...