rainbow, n.Trivia

The Rainbow Serpent appears in Aboriginal traditions across much of Australia.

Rainbows can only be seen if you have your back to the sun

Rainbows can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon (the sun needs to be less than 40° above the horizon)

Rainbows can be seen from an airplane as a complete circle

That dark band that you can see between the primary and secondary bows of a rainbow is called Alexander's band, decribed by Aphrodisiacs first described it in 200 AD.

The Eucalyptus deglupta or more commonly known as the rainbow tree is a tree that sheds its outer bark to reveal a bright green inner bark that turns blue, purple, orange and maroon as it matures.