WasteOfTheDay: $207K to Learn Cooking Eggs Takes 30 Seconds

In 1977, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent nearly $46,000, an inflation-adjusted $207,230 in today's dollars, to find out how long it takes to cook breakfast.

Sen. William Proxmire, a Democrat from Wisconsin, gave the USDA a Golden Fleece award, deeming the funds a waste of taxpayer money.