For years Frigyes Karinthy’s 1929 theory of Six Degrees of Separation led us to believe that any two people are separated by just six degrees aka friendly acquaintances. But today – the day Facebook turns 12 and deemed “Friends Day” – they also just shrunk that number to 3.57.

According to VentureBeat‘s website, “In newly released statistics, Facebook claims that its services have reduced the degree of separation between users — now 3.57 degrees, compared to 3.74 degrees in 2011. The company interprets this is a sign that in the past five years, we’ve grown more connected globally, something it hopes to continue to advance through its various initiatives.”

To see how close or far removed from everybody you are on Facebook, log into your account and visit their “separation research” page.