Cleaning the baseboards is one of those chores that no one really looks forward to. It's a spot that few people even notice, yet it still gathers dust and requires frequent dusting all the same.

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Saturday mornings during my childhood were a chore, literally. The sounds of 70s soul music blaring from the living room stereo meant it was time for my brothers and me to clean our three-bedroom ...