Facebook causes Firefox to freeze or crash

I leave Facebook open in a tab, and every time I click on it, It screws up Firefox. At best, Firefox will freeze for several seconds before loading an updated Facebook news feed; at worst, Firefox will just crash. And sometimes Facebook just crashes Firefox on its own, even when I'm away. How do I fix this?

I'd still like to hold off on this-- it seems like a generic answer that has nothing to do with this problem. Hopefully there's a simpler fix!

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I've tried turning off Hardware Acceleration in the preferences, but that hasn't helped.
I've gone to the same web pages with Chrome and Safari, and neither of those have crashed.
I am using Firefox 37.0.1, MacOS 10.8.5, and Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134.
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Report ID Date Submitted
11E5E861-C82B-48FB-BCC3-541C0F4B0F50
4/8/15 11:35 AM
bp-c5253e72-1d8f-4438-b546-3f46a2150408
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4/8/15 9:54 AM
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4/8/15 9:53 AM
988BE2FC-1C6F-424A-87B1-6861191C524C
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Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.
Grab the uninstaller from here:
'''[http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html Uninstall Flash Player | Windows]'''
'''[http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html Uninstall Flash Player | Mac]'''
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Flash Player '''Version 17.0.0.134<br>https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html'''
Shockwave Director '''Version 12.1.7.157 http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/'''

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