[tbb-bugs] #26353 [Applications/Tor Browser]: First request after copying and pasting an URL in URL bar seems to go over the catch-all circuit

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#26353: First request after copying and pasting an URL in URL bar seems to go over
the catch-all circuit
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     Reporter:  gk                   |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  High                 |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor     |    Version:
  Browser                            |   Keywords:  ff60-esr, tbb-
     Severity:  Normal               |  linkability
Actual Points:                       |  Parent ID:
       Points:                       |   Reviewer:
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 If one goes e.g. to our blog and copies and pastes a link from the
 Upcoming Events section (like https://blog.torproject.org/events/first-
 amendment-21st-century-pittsburgh) and hits return then the first request
 seems to go over the catch-all circuit:
 {{{
 [06-12 08:47:21] Torbutton INFO: tor SOCKS:
 https://blog.torproject.org/events/first-amendment-21st-century-pittsburgh
 via
                        --unknown--:d106e3543536c1d88e4b356a8d2644e8
 [06-12 08:47:21] Torbutton INFO: tor SOCKS:
 https://blog.torproject.org/events/first-amendment-21st-century-pittsburgh
 via
                        torproject.org:7ec24bef3562e08e7b096e5b1049cb49
 }}}
 If that's indeed the case we need to fix that

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