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15 Dumb Things Governments Spent Way Too Much Money On

While New York City — and mayor Eric Adams — may have come under fire this week for reportedly spending $4 million to prove if and how trash cans work (they do), they're far from the only municipality to throw caution — and a whole lot of cash — to the wind. 


Over the past several decades, governments around the globe have managed to make financial decisions more questionable than your college self, pouring millions into strange research, bailouts and a whole host of other weird venues. 


From studies into coffee spills to developing space safe kimchi, here are 17 dumb things governments spent too much money on. 

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