How to I locate and delete duplicate documents and files

I am trying to clean up my macbook and want to find and delete duplicate documents and files.  How do I do this?

Finding duplicate files is something a lot of people do.  I do not understand why Apple hasn't built it as part of Smart Folders?  It would have taken a good coder only 1 hour of work to do that!
Pathetic of Apple, really pathetic!  A prime example of crippleware! 

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