You must have heard about the second richest man in the world, Elon Musk. He remains in news because of his massive wealth, amazing ideas and most importantly his Tesla and Space X. Well, you know many things about all this. In this article we will try to tell you those facts about Elon which sounds new to you.
Let’s begin: Lesser-known facts about Elon Musk
1 Elon Musk has South African, Canadian, and US Citizenship
South Africa’s Pretoria is the place where Elon Musk was born and raised. His mother is Canadian, and his father is South African. At seventeen, he came to Canada after submitting a request for a passport. He relocated to the United States two years later to attend the University of Pennsylvania, and there he became a citizen in 2002.
Elon Musk and Tesla
2 Elon Musk leant coding at the age of 10
Around the age of ten, Musk became interested in coding, and at twelve, he used BASIC to construct his first video game, Blastar. The game is still available online today; however, he had sold it to a magazine for £500.
3 Elon invested his own money into SpaceX
Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, but until its most recent launches, not many people were aware of the company. His mission was to lower the cost of space travel and open the door for human habitation on other universes, such as Mars. This was viewed as absurd by potential investors, which prevented Musk from getting the money he required. Rather, he used £100 million of his personal funds to launch the business.
4 Iron Man is inspired by Elon Musk
In order to make Stark a credible and genuine character, Robert Downey Jr. had a conversation with Musk before to the Iron Man movie shoot to gain more insight into his demeanor. Musk even appears in the second Iron Man movie for a quick cameo.
5 Elon Musk didn’t found Tesla
In 2003, Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard formed Tesla, Inc. It wasn’t until 2004 that Musk became engaged, giving them £6.5 million and taking over as chairman of the board of directors. 2008 saw him promoted to CEO, and a lawsuit in 2009 allowed Musk and four other people to claim co-founder status.
Meanwhile, as per the latest data, Elon Musk has over $195.1 billion of net worth.
