7 Facts About Elon Musk You Didn't Know

He holds a triple citizenship. Elon Musk was born in South Africa, became a Canadian citizen at 17 and in 2002, he gained a US citizenship

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Elon Musk taught himself how to code when he was 10

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He also created a video game called Blastar and sold it for $500 to a magazine

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Robert Downey Jr's portrayal of Tony Stark in Iron Man is inspired by him. Before filming the movie, Downey Jr met the Tesla CEO to learn his mannerisms

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He quit a PhD degree in two days

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Elon Musk enrolled at Stanford to pursue a degree in applied physics but he dropped out to start his first company Zip2

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Elon Musk credits books like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for inspiration

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