Because what people - even a lot of people - think is true, is often not true. Most people get their common sense knowledge by agreeing with what other people - often people they consider authority figures - say and think, not because they have investigated the truth of any fact or statement themselves. And 'common sense' can in many cases be 'commonly held belief/prejudice'.
History has shown thousands of times that actual facts can be hugely different from things commonly held for truth.
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a place or source that one may find historical information or artifacts.
The Congressional Record is the primary source for obtaining information on a specific bill. It is published the US Government Printing Office.
The Congressional Record is where you would find information regarding a particular bill.
Yes. A primary source is basically something that is created by someone that has direct personal knowledge of what they're writing it about. For instance someone witnessing a fight, and writing about it is a primary source. So a map created by an explorer who is directly witnessing what he's mapping is definitely a primary source.
A local banker or account manager can give their client information on consolidating bills. Online services provided by banks, credit unions, debt services may be a source of information as well as financial information blogs.