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TIL about 'Row Zero', a theoretical plane above Hydrogen on the Periodic Table (not next to it!)

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ZkMQ TIL due to a clerical error Michael Anderson was never summoned to serve his 13-year sentence for armed robbery. In the 13 years he would have spent incarcerated Mike started his own business, had kids, and turned his life around. The mistake was only discovered when he was due to be released.
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