eli5: why isn’t the international date line a straight line?

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Convenience, largely

Some nations, particularly the island nation of Kiribati, wanted to be all on the same side of the international date line. That change puts the Line Islands (UTC+14) at the same time as Hawaii, but an entire day ahead.

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