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It's just like Mary Poppins taught us: "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and – snap! – the job's a game."

Maybe these words won't make you jump for joy at scrubbing your toilet, but cleaning your home can be just as exciting as having your home clean. With a little bit of luck, for example, you can discover things you didn't even remember you had. I mean, just look at the treasures people who have already begun their spring cleaning have found within their four walls. From a Blockbuster membership card to an old Game Boy Advance, these antiques definitely made their chores worthwhile.

(h/t buzzfeed)

It's a good idea to keep your home healthy during the coronavirus crisis. For starters, understand there's a difference between cleaning and disinfecting. According to Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., regional medical director at One Medical, "Cleaning is the removal of germs or dirt from the surface. This doesn't kill pathogens, it often just wipes them away—but it still lowers the spread of infection." Think vacuuming carpets, mopping floors, wiping countertops, dusting, etc.

Disinfection, on the other hand, is something more ruthless. It's the using chemicals to kill germs on surfaces. "Use CDC-approved disinfectants to target surfaces that have an increased amount of contacts such as doorknobs, handles, light switches, remotes, toilets, desks, chairs, sinks, and countertops," Dr. Bhuyan told Shape.

"The coronavirus is effectively destroyed by almost any household cleaner or simple soap and water," said Zimmerman, Daniel Zimmerman, Ph.D., senior vice president of research of cellular immunology at biotechnology company CEL-SCI Corporation. There are, however, a few materials the government is recommending specifically for the coronavirus pandemic. For example, the EPA released a list of recommended disinfectants to use against the novel coronavirus. But "pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions on how long the product should remain on the surface," Dr. Bhuyan said.

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Dr. Bhuyan also added it can be a good idea to have a look at the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Center for Biocide Chemistries' (CBC) list of cleaning supplies to fight the coronavirus, in addition to the CDC's home cleaning guide.

Some essentials to include in your coronavirus cleaning list are Clorox bleach; Lysol sprays and toilet bowl cleaners, and Purell disinfectant wipes.

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Quarantine Cleaning The Garage And I Hit The Jackpot

Quarantine cleaning the garage and I hit the jackpot!

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Found While Cleaning, Seems Extra Relevant These Days

Found while cleaning, seems extra relevant these days

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Found The Newspaper That Announced Elizabeth As Queen.

Found the newspaper that announced Elizabeth as Queen

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Colin L
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We came across a stack of love letters from my grandfather from WWII while stationed overseas.

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Cleaning My Attic During Quarantine. Found All My Past Mobile Phones Starting With Beeper Oc

Cleaning my attic during quarantine. Found all my past mobile phones starting with beeper oc

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Was Cleaning Out A Closet And Found These Uno Cards That Are Water Resistant

Was cleaning out a closet and found these Uno cards that are water resistant

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This Map From 1941 I Found Cleaning My Grandpas Room

This Map from 1941 I found cleaning my grandpas room.

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Moved Back In With My Parents And Am Helping My Dad Clean The Shed. Forgot These Were In There. That’s The Quarantine Entertainment Sorted

Moved back in with my parents and am helping my Dad clean the shed. Forgot these were in there. That’s the quarantine entertainment sorted, smegheads!

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Quarantine Cleaning - Found My Very First Bra (It’s The Napkin On The Bottom)

Quarantine Cleaning - found my very first bra (it’s the napkin on the bottom)

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Look What I Found While Doing Some Spring Cleaning. Original Star Wars Figures From 1980

Look what I found while doing some spring cleaning. Original Star Wars figures from 1980.

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My Dad Found These Tickets While Quarantine Cleaning

My dad found these tickets while quarantine cleaning

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Found This While Cleaning. Hi, Dad. Miss You

Found this while cleaning. Hi, Dad. Miss you

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#22

While Cleaning Out My Attic I Found Out That Bruce Willis Also Had An Early Music Career

While cleaning out my attic I found out that Bruce Willis also had an early music career

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#23

This Old Box Of Straight Razors I Found Cleaning Out The Basement

This old box of straight razors I found cleaning out the basement

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Found While Clearing Yard. Weighs About 6 Lbs. Area Has Ww2 History

Found while clearing yard. Weighs about 6 lbs. It looks like a MK 1 shrapnel round. WWI projectile made by the French, and used by allies.

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Pearl_TheRapperLOL
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We rented a Netflix DVD in like 2010 for the Wii. About 2 days ago I found it! It still works.

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Since We're All Stuck In The House, My Family Finally Had A Chance To Do Some Spring Cleaning. Cleaned So Deep That We Unearthed Some Cans Of Food Leftover From The Y2k Scare. Behold, 20 Year-Old Dehydrated Broccoli

Since we're all stuck in the house, my family finally had a chance to do some spring cleaning. Cleaned so deep that we unearthed some cans of food leftover from the Y2K scare. Behold, 20 year-old dehydrated broccoli.

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Found A Stash Behind A Wall

I'm in the middle of renovating my partially finished basement. I found a stash of og Fluke multimeters behind a wall. All of them work save 5 and most are brand new. Originally these would’ve been worth between $5-6k.

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Today's #quaranclean Find.

Today's #quaranclean find

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DE Ray
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jewelry made from human teeth was a thing in the Victorian Era (and before, to a lesser extent). I've seen a fair number of cufflinks made from molars.

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Quarantine cleaning win: when you find the library book you’ve been missing since the summer. P.S - check out the irony of this title considering the current state of affairs in our world

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Found My Duct Tape Prom Suit While Cleaning

Found my duct tape prom suit while cleaning

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Thin Slabs Of Ivory With Days Of The Week On The Top Found In My Closet

Thin slabs of ivory with days of the week on the top found in my closet

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For writing notes on...Thomas Jefferson used them. https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2017/11/miscellany-83-jeffersons-ivory-polyptych/

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Just Found This Beauty While Cleaning My Room

Just found this beauty while cleaning my room

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Completely Forgot My Kids Used To Collect These. I Wonder Where The Rest Went

Completely forgot my kids used to collect these.. lol. I wonder where the rest went

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Cleaning Out My Closet And Found This Relic From Before The Prequels

Cleaning out my closet and found this relic from before the prequels

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I Found This Beauty In My Grandparents' Attic. I Will Definitely Clean It And Make Something Out Of

I found this beauty in my grandparents' attic. I will definitely clean it and make something out of

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Found My Og Game Box While Doing Some Corona-Cleaning

Found my OG game box while doing some corona-cleaning!

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#41

Cleaning The Shed And Found Old Camel Cigarette Ad From The 40s In Pretty Good Condition All Things Considered! Anyone Know About It? Worth Anything? Tax Stamp In Lower Left Corner Dated 5-31-41

Cleaning the shed and found old Camel cigarette ad from the 40s in pretty good condition all things considered! Anyone know about it? Worth anything? Tax stamp in lower-left corner dated 5-31-41

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WilvanderHeijden
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What material? Cardboard or tin? These vintage signs are sought after by interior designers and people that are decorating their mancave. I've seen them make $150 and more during auctions. It depends on the material and condition though.

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On The Bright Side, Finding Long Lost Surf Legend Memorabilia While Quarantine Purging Is Cool

On the bright side, finding long lost surf legend memorabilia while quarantine purging is cool

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Damn Quarantine. Cleaning Out The Closet My Girlfriend Found My Stash

Damn quarantine. Cleaning out the closet my girlfriend found my stash

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I’ve Been Cleaning During Quarantine And I Found These Beauties Hiding In My Closet. I Had Them Special Made From Etsy Almost 15 Years Ago

I’ve been cleaning during quarantine and I found these beauties hiding in my closet. I had them special made from Etsy almost 15 years ago!

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Johnny Farnen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Old School Warhammer paints. Identified for you video game knuckleheads out there

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My Buddy Was Cleaning Out His Desk While At Home During The Quarantine, And Found A $50 Gift Card!

My buddy was cleaning out his desk while at home during the quarantine, and found a $50 gift card!

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Sandeep Patel
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

gosh that takes me back i had a V800 and a V100. Great bats but just never seemed to last more than a couple of seasons

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What’s The Oldest Thing You’ve Found During Your Quarantine Pantry Cleaning? This Bottle Of Pimm's From My Mum's Pantry Is At Least As Old As I Am. And No, Not Still Good

What’s the oldest thing you’ve found during your quarantine pantry cleaning? This bottle of Pimm's from my mum's pantry is at least as old as I am. And no, not still good

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The nano is cool cuz it's never been used?! But the coins and hair bands? Big deal

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Found This While Cleaning My Basement

Found this while cleaning my basement

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Childhood Memories Found While Cleaning

Childhood memories found while cleaning

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M O'Connell
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG Brick Game! I remember that. It's what us poor kids got for Christmas after trying and failing to explain a Gameboy to our grandparents.

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Cleaning Out The Garage During The Safe At Home Order And Found These Old Classic T-Shirts

Cleaning out the garage during the safe at home order and found these old classic t-shirts

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Bought This At A Flee Market A While Back Because It Looked Coll And Found While Cleaning Recently. Vendor Had Many "Pins" Like That. Euro For Scale

Bought this at a flee market a while back because it looked coll and found while cleaning recently. Vendor had many "Pins" like that. Euro for scale

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Cip IESAN
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As ADHORTATOR said, it's "German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency" - Bronze.

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I’m Quarantine Cleaning And I Found An Old Ticket In My Room. 7 Years Ago Yesterday We Ended Miami’s 27 Game Winning Streak

I’m quarantine cleaning and I found an old ticket in my room. 7 years ago yesterday we ended Miami’s 27 game winning streak

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hopie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude you were 1 number off from being a perfect ticket you see the gate section and row are all 7 but you were in seat six

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I Found This Pretty Sweet Pin While Cleaning Out My Garage

I found this pretty sweet pin while cleaning out my garage.

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Quarantine Cleaning Helped Me Find Original ‘99 Dawg Pound Stickers

Quarantine cleaning helped me find original ‘99 dawg pound stickers

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#65

Spring Cleaning And Found This Blast From The Past

Spring cleaning and found this blast from the past.

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This Quarantine Isn't All Bad. I Thought I Lost It But It Turned Up During Deep Cleaning

This quarantine isn't all bad. I thought I lost it but it turned up during deep cleaning!

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Look What I Found. That’s An iPod, Kids

Look what I found. That’s an iPod, kids

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Day 34 Of Social Isolation Had Me Cleaning Out Garage And Closets When I Found These

Day 34 of social isolation had me cleaning out garage and closets when I found these

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Found: Not One, But Two Penn State License Plates While Cleaning Out The Garage

FOUND: Not one, but TWO Penn State license plates while cleaning out the garage! Forgotten gems like this can motivate you to reduce clutter and spruce up around the house. What interesting items have you stumbled upon in your cleaning quests?

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember in the '80's my face uncle had a personalized tag that said ROKNOUT.

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Sivi
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We still have our vhs and we also still hopes a retro vhs player is coming to the market(please tell there is when its for vinyl etc)

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I found these items during my quarantine cleaning. Who can name them all and what they’re used for? To make it more challenging what years were each item being used an are any of them still being used in your home. I’ll wait for it, millennials

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Millennial are ages around 25 to 39. So most of them will recognize thumbtacks, a cassette, pencil lead and several other things. Millennial sweet born starting in 1980.

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