The Gravity Hill of Greenfield, Massachusetts makes cars roll uphill instead of down, and it's not the only Magnetic Hill around! The area's history goes back tens of thousands of years, to when mastodons roamed the Earth, and its Native American history is rich beyond measure, all the way up to the European colonization of the Americas. Explore the folklore of gravity hills and magnetic hills around the world and the legends and other mysterious things found with them. There are pirates, ghosts, witches, and even magnets behind this phenomenon, but is the true answer the most mundane? Even if it is, you can still have plenty of late-night fun! What's causing the paranormal phenomenon? Let's find out! Read more about King Philip!

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The first UFO sighting, recorded by the European World, happened in what would become Boston, back in 1639. The UAP sighting was recorded for history by colonial Governor John Winthrop from accounts told by a "sober and discrete man." Other settlers backed it up and it remains unexplained to this day! Support Slightly Odd America and get Early Access!

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Mary Rowlandson was caught in a battle between King Philip's men and Puritan colonists in 1676. She was taken captive along with her sister and three children. John Hoar of Concord was dispatched to buy her freedom from the Wampanoag leader. While she would be reunited with her husband in Boston, only two of her children made it back with her.

Mary was a victim of King Philip's War and went on to write the first worldwide bestselling book about her experiences. Readers around the globe were introduced to colonial life and the brutal warfare with Native American tribes. This is her history and her story. Read more about King Philip! Support Slightly Odd America and get early access on Patreon! Like and Subscribe on YouTube! Join us on Facebook! Buy My Book! Get more Odd and Haunted History! Music and SFX by: VS Pop_2.mp3 by Vilkas_Sound -- https://freesound.org/s/463390/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Video Game Death Sound Effect by harrietniamh -- https://freesound.org/s/415079/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Music by Tomasz Król from Pixabay Music by Charles Shomo from Pixabay Music by Timothy Kulig from Pixabay Sound Effect by Shagor Miah from Pixabay