In honor of Elon and Vivek being picked as the heads of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), here some of the dumbest uses of your tax dollars:

6. $20,000 to drag shows in Ecuador.

5. $30,000 to study the secret language of butchers in Paris.

4. $65,000 for a “hotdog” party

3. $750,000 for the New York Metropolitan Opera fire alarm.

2. $350,000 to develop AI smart toilets.

1. $660,000 to study the impact that COVID had on Russian women