When I close a tab, a new blank one opens that it won't let me close. How do I stop this?

This started only a few days ago, and it's nothing too serious, but it's kind of annoying. If I have two tabs open and I close one, a new blank tab opens. I try to close it, but it won't let me, however, it will let me browse on that tab, just not close it out. I've tried disabling add-ons, and that didn't work. Sometimes I only want one tab open, but it just won't let me have only one tab open.
I've got Firefox version 31.0 and I use Windows 7, if that helps.

There is an option in Firefox to not close the last browser window / tab.
Open a new window or tab. In the address bar, type '''about:config'''.
If a warning screen comes up, press the '''Be Careful''' button.
This is where Firefox finds information it needs to run.
At the top of the screen is a search bar. Enter;
'''browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab''' This should be true.

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