The truth was, a number of these home sales were outright fraud.

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In Southwold, Suffolk, few can resist the Whack a Banker machine or the Booth of Truth at the Under The Pier Show, a hair-brained arcade of home-made contraptions, mad cap games and exhibits that is the brainchild of local scientist and inventor Tim Hunkin.

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The truth of "One Day at a Time" was brought home to Franklin when in 2005 she got together with both TV daughters for a "One Day at a Time" reunion special.

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The haunting truth that a web-based universe can be zapped into your home through the air is a little bit spooky.

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There was a Brazilian midfielder - Igor Wands-Silva - although, in truth, he had journeyed only from his adopted home of Kilsyth!

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