1. One of the Ayers Rock facts which is not well known is that the official name of the monument, and the name the Aborigine have always used, is Uluru. Some theorize that this means water hole, but that is not the case, and it is simply an aboriginal name for the location.
2. Little known Ayers Rock facts include the color of the actual rock in the monument. The rock is gray, but the high amount of iron in the rock is oxidizing on the surface, and this is what causes the famous red color that the rock has.
