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Make rainbows
raincloud, rain and sun

Rainbows are one of the wonders of the natural world: But why do you sometimes see one rainbow, and other times a double? Why do you always see rainbows with your back to the sun? Enough questions: Surf on over to our rainbow interactive to find out!

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