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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Way back when, spring cleaning was mandatory. Families washed windows, laundered and starched curtains ...

Way back when, spring cleaning was mandatory. Families washed windows, laundered and starched curtains, scrubbed floors, and hung rugs over clotheslines to beat the dust out of them. Sounds like a lot ...