Should I wear a shirt when I meet Obama? Whatever.

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I’m trying to think of a good excuse that this guy could have for meeting the president half-dressed.

I can’t come up with one, can you?

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These Twins Are Healthy During the Day, But Suffer From a Crippling Mystery Illness Every Time the Sun Sets

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These two Pakistani brothers, Abdul Rasheed and Shoaib Ahmed, act and feel just like regular kids...during the day.

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But a bizarre medical condition affects the boys, aged 9 and 13, respectively, that puts them in a vegetative and paralyzed state in the evenings.

When they awake in the morning, it’s as if nothing’s wrong.

Learn their bizarre story and struggle below.

Doctors have no idea what exactly is affecting the two brothers. During the day, they're as healthy and happy as any other kids their age.

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The symptoms are clear and documented, but there's no precedent for this sort of medical issue.

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They've undergone over 300 clinical tests to find the source of their bizarre syndrome, but answers still elude the family and their doctors.

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Having struggled with the lack of answers from medical professionals, the boys' father has turned to religion, now believing that black magic controls them.

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Doctors believe the issue to be genetic — the boys' parents are actually first cousins and two of their four siblings died while very young.

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The father calls them "solar kids," believing they get their strength solely from the sun, but tests have shown that the boys operate normally even in dark rooms, away from sunlight.

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Unfortunately, this story doesn't yet have a happy resolution.

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They boys continue to lose their evenings to whatever takes a hold of their body, but the curiosity of the medical community finds even more professionals looking into their case, hoping to find answers.

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To get more insight into their bizarre condition and quest for answers, check out this short video on the twins.

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