Richard thought he could squeeze in a quick drink after work, but one thing led to another and he was conscripted into a global war. His wife Christian set out on a decades-long quest across the battlefields of Europe - to find him, and herself. idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

In 1792, France went to war against the Habsburgs, with a secret weapon: a boy who could eat too much beef. Listen now to the tragic and revolting tale of Tarrare, who was hungry all the time. idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

In 1934, a management consultant, a dental student, a cinematographer, an ex-sniper and a mysterious treasure hunter set out to chart wildest Canada. They had no experience and their horses were diseased. What happened next may or may not surprise you. idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

What do Campbell Soup, a psychic gold hunter, Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Third Reich and wet cowboys have in common? Join us tomorrow for “The Trip to Telegraph Creek”, the wildest episode of Something True to date. somethingtrue.net

Discover this one weird trick invented by a housewife to destroy her mother-in-law and destabilise feudal Japan: idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

Timothy Dexter, a wealthy merchant, wanted nothing more than the respect of Massachusetts high society. There was just one problem: He sucked. idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

This man saved the life of Genghis Khan - but why did he have to be naked, and why did it involve so much blood? idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

An opera singer who set fire to a convent and whipped the buttocks of Parisian lotharios, Julie d'Aubigny delighted the upper classes from the stage and duelled them in the streets. Something True returns, with the tale of a life lived fast and furious. idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…

Happy birthday to Aleister Crowley. "I get knocked down, but, I get up again..." Legend. idlethumbs.net/somethingtrue…