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Camel Dung was The First Probiotic
Back in the day, bacterial diseases like dysentery were super deadly, but the nomadic people in northern Africa had long known about an effective, if hard to swallow, cure.
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Male in Touareg robes leading camels Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa
Male in Touareg robes leading camels Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa
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Male in Touareg robes leading camels Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa
Male in Touareg robes leading camels Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa
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MS Gujarat, Indian man walking with herd of cattle through desert, Gujarat, India
MS Gujarat, Indian man walking with herd of cattle through desert, Gujarat, India
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MS Gujarat, Indian family constructing House in desert, Gujarat, India
MS Gujarat, Indian family constructing House in desert, Gujarat, India
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MS Gujarat, Indian man walking with herd of cattle through desert, Gujarat, India
MS Gujarat, Indian man walking with herd of cattle through desert, Gujarat, India
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WA High angle, Man on bike and family on cart moving through desert, Gujarat, India
WA High angle, Man on bike and family on cart moving through desert, Gujarat, India
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MS Shot of nomads people / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Shot of nomads people / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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CU Nomad women making cheese / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
CU Nomad women making cheese / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Shot of nomads people / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Shot of nomads people / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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CU Nomad women making cheese / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
CU Nomad women making cheese / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomad woman making cheese / Central-south Mongolia, Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomad woman making cheese / Central-south Mongolia, Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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Wide Shot, crane - Nomads ride camels near the Great Pyramids in Egypt
Wide Shot, crane - Nomads ride camels near the Great Pyramids in Egypt
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MS Gujarat, Indian man and boy lead herd of cattle through desert, Gujarat, India
MS Gujarat, Indian man and boy lead herd of cattle through desert, Gujarat, India
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MS Nomads preparing to milk of mare / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads preparing to milk of mare / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS POV Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS POV Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Yak cart falling down when nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Yak cart falling down when nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
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MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia
MS Nomads moving camp / Central-south Mongolia, Mongolia