From cleaning your gutters to swapping out your bedding and beyond, completing these tasks will set you up for a stress-free holiday season.

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All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
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Though ‘The Golden Girls’ made its debut on September 14, 1985, the series still remains fresh for generations of new viewers thanks to great writing and syndicated reruns.
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From Amity Island to Bedford Falls, these fictional places serve as settings for some of the best films of all time.
We need burial space equivalent to the size of Philadelphia to accommodate our dead. We don't have it. What now?
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From ruined castles in Europe to a pebbled beach in Thailand, these supposedly hexed global destinations carry warnings for all who dare to visit them.