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The "Kevin Bacon" stuff was about degrees of separation (Does the expression "Six degrees of separation" ring a bell ?).

Not long ago, Facebook made that 4.74 degrees of separation on its networks. Meaning a maximum of only 4.74 persons are necessary to connect any two random persons on the network.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-team/anatomy-of...

You can also find an article on Wikipedia about the "Kevin Bacon" reference.




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