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Friday, November 5, 2021

Did you know that Musk sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion in stock (of which $165 million was given to Musk)?

Did you know that Elon Musk was born in South Africa in 1971?

Did you know that Elon Musk made his fortune as a co-founder of PayPal?

Did you know that Musk became famous for starting Tesla Motors and SpaceX?

Did you know that Elon Musk had a cameo in  Iron Man 2?

Did you know at age 12, Musk taught himself computer programming and created a video game called Blastar, which he sold for $500?

Did you know that Elon Musk didn't become an American citizen until 2002, at age 31?

Did you know that when Elon Musk was 17, he moved from South Africa to Canada?


Did you know that Elon Musk established a company call --Zip2, which provided online newspapers with maps and business directories?

Did you know that Musk sold Zip2 in 1999 for $307 million?


Did you know that Musk sold PayPal 
to eBay for $1.5 billion in stock (of which $165 million was given to Musk)?

Did you know that Musk co-founded Tesla Motors, a company that designs and manufacturers electric sports cars?

Did you know that Musk now serves as CEO and chief product architect at Tesla?

Did you know that SpaceX has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to resupply (and eventually ferry people to) the International Space Station?

Did you know that Musk has reduced the cost of reaching the International Space Station by 90%, bringing it down from $1 billion per mission to just $60 million?

Did you know that SpaceX had three launch failures before its fourth and final effort was a success?

Did you know that Elon Musk has been married three times, having married (and subsequently divorced) British actress Talulah Riley twice?

Did you know that Musk has five sons (one set of twins and one set of triplets),whom he shares custody of with his first wife, Canadian fantasy author Justine Wilson?


Did you know that Musk was named one of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century by Esquire magazine?

Did you know that in 2013, Musk was named Fortune's "Businessperson of the Year" for SpaceX, SolarCity, and Tesla Motors?

Did you know that on January 25, 2015, Elon Musk made a guest appearance on The Simpsons episode titled "The Musk Who Fell to Earth," playing himself?

 




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