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15 Interesting facts about Elon Musk you must know
Elon Musk, the famous CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is not the most private about his life, but there is still a lot that many don’t know about the space-obsessed billionaire. After the innovator made history with his company SpaceX and right before he celebrates his 49th birthday later this month, take a look at 15 facts about the Silicon Valley mogul.
- Elon Musk was born in South Africa in 1971.
2. He became famous for starting Tesla Motors and SpaceX but he first made his fortune as a co-founder of PayPal.
3. Musk provided a large amount of inspiration for the Hollywood character Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man). In fact, parts of Iron Man 2 were actually filmed inside and outside of SpaceX. Musk even has a cameo in the film!
4. Like Steve Jobs and other famous entrepreneurs, Musk’s official annual salary for Tesla Motors is just $1.
5. Musk then became a major funder in Tesla Motors, now called Tesla. Largely uninterested in the…
