Learn 20 amazing facts about Elon Musk. From creating Tesla and SpaceX to his bold visions for the future, uncover the lesser-known stories of this tech genius.
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| Fascinating Facts About Elon Musk |
1. Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa.
2. He wrote and sold his first video game at age 12.
3. Musk taught himself computer programming as a child.
4. He moved to the U.S. to pursue higher education at the University of Pennsylvania.
5. Musk dropped out of Stanford University after just two days.
6. He co-founded Zip2, a company that provided online city guides, which was later sold for $307 million.
7. Musk co-founded PayPal, which was sold to eBay for $1.5 billion.
8. He founded SpaceX in 2002 to make space travel affordable.
9. Musk became the CEO of Tesla in 2008, revolutionizing the electric car industry.
10. He created The Boring Company to build underground transportation tunnels.
11. Musk founded Neuralink to connect the human brain with computers.
12. He developed Starlink, a project to provide global internet using satellites.
13. Musk is a fan of science fiction and named Tesla’s car models “S,” “3,” “X,” and “Y” to spell “SEXY.”
14. He plans to colonize Mars through SpaceX’s Starship program.
15. Musk’s Tesla Roadster was launched into space aboard a SpaceX rocket.
16. He once appeared on The Simpsons and Rick and Morty.
17. Musk named his son X Æ A-12, a unique name inspired by technology and art.
18. He bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it “X.”
19. Musk believes artificial intelligence (AI) must be regulated to avoid risks.
20. He is currently one of the richest people in the world.
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