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Thank you in advance

A phrase like this, or Thanking you in anticipation, is unnecessary. They are from great grandfather's era. Don't thank readers before they have done something. Wait until they have done it, then say thank you.

The fact that

We commonly hear or see Due to the fact that, Despite the fact that, In spite of the fact that, etc. These words are totally unnecessary and should not be used.

Time

It is never 12 am or 12 pm. It is either noon or midnight. It's either 3 am or it's 3 o'clock in the morning. It is never 3 am in the morning.