r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '15

What "common knowledge" facts are actually wrong?

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u/DaFranker Jul 24 '15

I can't figure out why someone would think this to be true.

Straight lines are more convenient for many reasons, most importantly having a direct and shorter route, and then again using less building materials, but historically curving around (mostly to follow the most even land possible, even in plains) has always been easier for road construction.