The book's intention is to get federal agencies to spend taxpayer dollars smarter, by pointing out how much is spent on strange endeavors

The report outlines some $247 billion in 'wasteful and inefficient' federal funding including zany studies, smelly exhibits and

For the second year in a row, the office of Sen. James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, produced a report documenting the most egregious wastes of taxpayer dollars.

Called, 'Federal Fumbles: 100 ways the government dropped the ball,' the 154-page report calls out various government agencies for spending money on things like a sea duck census, a beer historian, silent and gender-bending Shakespearean plays, Snuggies – the blue-sleeved blankets – and a study into the connection between feminism and glaciers.

The report, which accounts for $247 billion in 'wasteful and inefficient' federal spending, also frowns at the government overstepping its bounds with 'unnecessary regulation' – such as a February 2016 rule that would prohibit people from swimming with dolphins.

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Sen. James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, released his second annual 'federal fumbles' report that showed how taxpayers' dollars are being spent

'The American people have signaled a bold new direction for Washington with the election of President-elect Donald Trump,' Lankford said in a statement. 'Although the federal debt wasn't a major focus during the presidential campaign, it remains a serious impending crisis that must be addressed.'

The report lists a number of the biggest offenders and also some that are pretty bizarre:

Stinky Exhibits: The National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services pooled $495,00 for an exhibit that 'intends to provide attendees with the sights, sounds, smells, feel and taste of medieval times.'

The report points out that there are 'multiple flags on this play,' including that while Americans may be interested in medieval smells, 'it is not the responsibility of every hard-working taxpayer to fund olfactory experiences.'

The report also suggests that only one agency should be funding the exhibit.

Three separate agencies funded an exhibit that would provide attendees with the 'sights, sounds, smells, feel and taste of medieval times'

The National Institutes of Health spent $1.3 million since 2015 to fund a social media campaign aimed at mothers in hopes they would tell their daughters not to indoor tan

Icelandic Cemeteries: The National Science Foundation gave out a $500,000 grant to find the connection between religion, politics and cemeteries in 12th century Iceland.

Part of the grant was to locate church cemeteries from centuries past for future excavation.

Tan Moms: As if Snooki from 'Jersey Shore' wasn't a cautionary tale on tanning beds, the National Institutes of Health spent $1.3 million since 2015 to fund a social media campaign directed at mothers who, in turn, would tell their daughters not to tan.

The effort is called, 'Likes, Pins and Views: Engaging Moms on Teen Indoor Tanning Thru Social Media,' with the hopes of 'decreasing mothers' permissiveness for daughters.'

Radio Booths for Immigrants: The National Endowment of the Arts authorized a $60,000 grant to a group to set up sound booths in Los Angeles for immigrants from Central and South America to record their family histories.

The report complained that the project, operated by the National Public Radio affiliate KCRW, was outside the scope of government.

'Currently we will be remembered for passing on more than $19 trillion in debt to our children and grandchildren,' the report warned.

Text Messages for Tobacco Chewers: Last year, Lankford's report tsk-tsked the NIH for a project that sent out motivation weight loss messages to truck drivers.

This year, the NIH 'continued its questionable practice by providing almost half a million dollars to the text campaign aimed at discouraging chewing tobacco use by rural Americans.'

The report points out that there are labels on the packaging that already say the same thing.

'Every dollar spent texting someone the same message already written on the package in hand is a dollar taken away from critical cures,' the report pointed out.

The report called out the National Science Foundation for spending $412,930 to research the 'connection between feminism and the study of glaciers' (above)

A Million Dollar Mural: The General Services Administration doled out $318 for the construction of a new federal courthouse in Los Angeles, California with $1.59 going toward an art budget. However, $925,000, almost 60 percent, of said art budget was used on one giant photograph cut into six pieces of Yosemite Falls.

Worse yet, 'the complete picture will not be viewable at any place in the building, instead visitors must go to each floor to view the individuals sections.'

Additionally, the artwork is supposed to convey the 'loss of personal liberties that many people entering the court system or heading to prison experience.'

With that, the report argues that 'Hard-working families in Ohio or Georgia should not be forced to pay almost $1 million for a photograph of Yosemite Falls that has been cut into six pieces to convey a political message.'

Lady Glaciers: The National Science Foundation spent $412,930 to research the 'connection between feminism and the study of glaciers.'

The report argues that 'this type of research may be of interest to some, but it is impossible to justify to Americans who, on average, would have to work more than nin years to earn that amount of money.'

The report called out the NEA for giving money to silent Shakespeara last year. The same theater was given a grant this year, along with other grants for all-male and all-female Shakespearean performance, put on to explore gender roles

Not-Your-Usual Shakespeare: The NEA gave out $90,000 for an all-male production of 'The Taming of the Shrew' and an all-female performance of 'As You Like It.' The shows were to be used as a way to explore gender roles.

After Lankford's report shamed the NEA for doling out dollars to silent Shakespearean performances, the agency got a thumbs down for doing the same thing this year, handing out a $10,000 grant to the same theater to put on a silent production of 'Twelfth Night.'

'While "words are very rascals" they are essential to Shakespeare's work,' the report argued.

Something Obvious for the TSA: The reports slams the Transportation Security Administration for spending $47,000 to create an iPhone app that would randomly direct passengers to go left or right when they're in line at the airport.

The app was used to allow a select group of regular passengers to use the TSA pre-check line. TSA pre-check passengers pay and get screened to use the service. The TSA no longer allows regular passengers to use the shorter pre-check line.

'There are actually two fumbles here,' the report argued. 'First, TSA spent more than $40,000 for a simple iPad app to randomly point left or right. Secondly, TSA used this app to randomly send people into the limited security line without knowing who they are or what they may carry.'

The report found that thousands were spent on embroidered Snuggies among the $2 million in National Science Foundation funds given to the University of Washington

Snuggies: A 2016 audit of $2 million in funds from the National Science Foundation to the University of Washington found that $3,920 was spent on promotional items, including custom Snuggies.

In addition to those Snuggies, another $1,179 was spent on embroidered blue, sleeved, blankets.

'There may be some ancillary benefit for a researcher to have an embroidered Snuggie. After all, they are certainly comfortable,' the report noted. 'But that does not mean hard-working taxpayers should pay for them.'

Drunk History: The Smithsonian announced that a beer historian would be employed for three years, arguing that brewing beer had an impact on the country's history.

'But with more than $19 trillion in debt and the Institution receiving less money from Congress than it requests each year, it is absolutely absurd for the federal government to commit to spending almost $200,000 (plus other costs like benefits) to employ a beer historian.'

Sea Duck Census: The Fish & Wildlife Service wanted to spend $180,000 on a new way to tag sea ducks as the current method is ineffective and tagged ducks have a 20 to 70 percent higher change of mortality.

'It is tragic that American taxpayers have funded a program that may have killed the very ducks the federal government claims our nation needs to protect,' the report said. 'But it is nonsensical for the federal government to spend $180,000 to have someone else teach FWS how to properly count and tag ducks.'