Multiple tabs open each time I open FF and FF freezes midsession

Examples of the freezing: being logged in to OED and not being able to type a word; trying to upload a photo to Facebook and not being able to select one; not being able to make active certain parts of an otherwise active website; not being able to close FF or scroll down.

Blank tabs opening alongside the page you wanted have been reported to be a side effect of the "MySearchDial" extension. If you do not recall installing that or do not find it useful, I suggest disabling or removing it.
Open the Add-ons page using either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Extensions.
If there is no Remove button, check the Windows Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. Clicking the "Installed on" column heading may reveal it to be part of a bundle with other suspect programs.
Does removing that help with the overnight new tabs issue?

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.sessionstore.max_resumed_crashes
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''dupe of https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/916854''
I only know that there are other tabs open because the + button is halfway across the tab bar. then when I click in what appears to be an empty space with no tab, a tab opens up, and the one that I was working on disappears again.??...
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