There was a time in American history when a payphone at a gas station, inside a mall or on a sidewalk was the only way to make a phone call away from your home or office.
Granted, not all of these laws are quite that strange, but they will likely surprise some of us. There are also city-specific laws here in Texas that don't apply statewide. For example, when driving in El Paso, Texas, drivers are technically supposed to give a little honk when passing another car.