My brother used to be a manager, and when an applicant was from Europe he wouldn't check the university but when they were from the US he definitely would.
Gaiman behaves a certain way with certain women. How is a man going to know this unless he is there when it happens, Gaiman explicity talks about it or if a woman tells him?
I know a murderer. Nobody in our friend group clocked him, and most of us aren't autistic. This guy was smart and funny, we really liked him. We only found out what he was like when his wife told us about his odd behaviour.
Anyway, I won't go into detail, it's quite a distinct case and he's dead now.
Colds don't cause chronic illness and brain damage.