Urban Legends always cause controversy. Although I'm skeptical of even the most intriguing of the myths (they're fun), I'm the first to try them out when I can. We mentioned Spook Hill in Lake Wales. Don't laugh if you see me there, checking it out, despite the fact that surveys show the area actually drops 16 inches over the 178 feet that the car supposedly climbs. Throughout the nation these phenomenons are called Spook Hill or Mystery Hill or Magnetic Hill, but all them, including the one where I hung out as a teenager in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, have been debunked. Does it stop people from going and trying it out and reinforcing their belief? No, of course not. There's even a website dedicated to the mystery (Magnetic Hill Worlwide) with links to the hundreds of Spook Hills in America and around the world. And people still believe that George Washington had wooden teeth (doesn't it make for a better story?) and they believe that Tommy Hilfiger was on Oprah; indeed the internet does wonders to keep the myths alive, almost as well as it perpetuates the legend that Paul is dead.

Other Urban Legend Sites:
snopes.com
tommy.com
Fake WTC Photo
Washington's Teeth