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His colleagues had discovered that removing the thymus in mice shortly after birth resulted in their immune systems going haywire and the development of autoimmune diseases.

The pair created their first last year in “Limos,” a limited-run production themed around a tarot reading that goes haywire.

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"The warm water causes the biological processes inside that coral to go haywire. And just like humans get sick, corals get sick too."

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I managed to get a few pics, but the flames were so bright that my camera’s settings went haywire.

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Things go haywire from here, and DeYoung has the rare opportunity to punch as hard as he possibly can.

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