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30 Little-Known Facts About Elon Musk

Jamie Ballard

December 17, 2018 at 4:23 PM

<p>The 47-year-old CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX has had quite a life so far. From a difficult childhood in South Africa to on-and-off relationships with famous actresses, here’s everything you probably didn't know about Elon Musk.</p>

He holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship.

He has a net worth of $21.8 billion.

He taught himself computer programming at the age of 9.

At age 12, he sold his code for a video game called "Blastar" for $500.

He dropped out of Stanford after just two days.

Elon and his brother Kimbal founded a company together.

His sister, Tosca Musk, is a filmmaker.

Elon Musk's mother Maye Musk is a model.

He has five sons.

His first wife, Justine Wilson, is a Canadian novelist.

He and actress Talulah Riley married and divorced ... twice.

He also dated Amber Heard.

He’s currently dating the musician Grimes.

He was part of the inspiration for Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man.

His official Tesla salary is way lower than you think.

He's the owner of a submarine car from a James Bond film.

He was bullied as a child.

He’s a huge X-Men fan.

He believes there is life on other planets.

For years, Elon Musk personally interviewed new hires at SpaceX.

He ran a nightclub out of his house in college.

Elon Musk used to sleep on a couch.

He works really, really long hours.

He created a school for his sons.

Elon Musk once accidentally went to a sex party.

His first wife and second wife are friendly.

He created “The Boring Company”

Tesla Model S was awarded a 5.4-out-of-5 safety rating.

He played himself on 'Big Bang Theory.'

A little bit about the Stanford drop out turned 37th richest person in the world.

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