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Why rainbows terrified the Incas

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While modern culture views rainbows as beautiful optics, the Incas viewed them with absolute, trembling terror. They believed the colorful arcs were massive, highly venomous celestial serpents that caused terrible skin diseases and stomach aches just by glowing. If a rainbow appeared, sensible Incas aggressively covered their mouths to avoid swallowing the evil.

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