SERENDIPITY

ser·en·dip·i·ty
n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
[1] The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
[2] The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
[3] An instance of making such a discovery.

~ From www.dictionary.com

By sheer serendipity (and perhaps also thanks to my uncanny ability to retain bits of useless information and observations) -I now know the identity, occupation and workplace of the current beau of my ex.

These are things I did not need to find out. Nor have I consciously gone looking for them. Yet they come, unbidden, in my path.