Elon Musk: 7 Surprising Facts You Never Knew

1. Musk was bullied in school and once hospitalized after a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs.

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2. Musk dropped out of Stanford after just two days to start his first company, Zip2, which he sold for almost $300 million.

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3. Musk co-founded SolarCity, which was acquired by Tesla and is now known as Tesla Energy.

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4. Musk is the CEO of SpaceX, which has successfully launched the Falcon Heavy rocket and plans to send humans to Mars by 2026.

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5. Musk founded Neuralink, a company that aims to develop brain-machine interfaces to improve human intelligence and communication.

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6. Musk's first company, Zip2, provided online business directories and was an early precursor to Google Maps.

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7. Musk plans to colonize Mars with his SpaceX Starship spacecraft.

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