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The Tip Of The Fatberg

The poor people of Perth were saved from an atrocious horror by an unlikely hero. Coming at you with all the fatberg facts is seasoned fatberg correspondent, Charles Firth.


Read the Guardian article Dom mentions here:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/10/sewer-fatberg-of-grease-and-rags-forces-bryan-adams-to-postpone-perth-concert


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