Six Degrees Of Separation...Huh?

So, I am not sure I understand this whole concept of six degrees of separation. But here is my stab at it - that is connecting Alice In Wonderland to The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz.

Alice In Wonderland is a book based on a little girl named Alice, who indeed, is actually based on a real little girl named Alice Liddell.

Alice Liddell traveled to New York in her later years for a celebration of that book.

New York is where Frank Baum was born and raised.

Frank Baum just happens to be the author of...The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

And there you have it. Hopefully it is correct. Personally this whole "six degrees of separation" concept seems kind of like a bunch of hooey. You can somehow be related to something with no more than because you went somewhere someone else did. It seems like a very far fetched concept...but maybe that's how it is suppose to be.