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in 1988 a tradie named Gordon O Connor alongside his camel, Carla, defeated dysentery, kidney failure, the Australian outback and the SAS to win the world s longest animal endurance race

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Fun Fact: in 1988 a tradie named Gordon O’Connor alongside his camel, Carla, defeated dysentery, kidney failure, the Australian outback and the SAS to win the world’s longest animal endurance race

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