Elon Musk Created and Sold a Video Game to a Magazine when he was 12 years old

Musk Almost Sold Tesla to Google for $11 billion in 2013, but Deal Came to a Halt at the Eleventh Hour.

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Musk's First Business Venture was the Founding of Zip2, a Company that provided Newspapers with Maps and Business Directories

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Musk Dropped Out after two days to Start Zip2 Corporation

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Musk Has made Cameo Appearances on "The Simpsons" and "The Big Bang Theory"

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Musk established Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, in 2002

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Musk Bought James Bond’s Submarine Car which Featured in The Classic 'The Spy Who Loved Me' for Close to $1 Million.

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Musk and his Roommate Andeo Ressi rented a large house and converted it into a nightclub while still students at the University of Pennsylvania in order to pay rent

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Robert Downey Jr. based his character Tony Stark (Iron Man) on Musk

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At SpaceX Headquarters, Musk Runs a School called Ad Astra, Which Provide Education to His and children of some SpaceX Employees.

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Musk is a fan of Kanye West and Considers the Rapper his Inspiration.

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Musk was awarded the FAI Gold Space Medal in 2010 for designing the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit by the Federation Aronautique Internationale

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Musk unveiled the concept of Hyperloop in August 12, 2013

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Musk is known as a thrillionaire, a high-tech entrepreneur who wants to make science fiction a reality

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Musk co-founded X.com in 1999 which was later purchased by Ebay for $1.5 billion

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