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Things You Didn’t Know About Elon Musk
I knew he was rich and had a lot of kids, but that was about it.
Okay, I also knew he was involved with electric cars and went into space. I also knew he made an offer to buy Twitter and that seems to be going belly up. With that background, I decided to find out some more about this guy who seems to be in the news so much.
1: His salary from Tesla Motors is $1.
That place must have great benefits. Plus, he must be a great money manager. Hold on, being told he might have gotten a multi-billion dollar bonus.
2: Musk has ten kids, though, sadly, one passed away.
I was going to give a breakdown of Elon’s kids and their mothers but the task proved more complicated than I thought and I started developing a headache.
I will say that he has two sets of twins and a set of triplets. This guy gets a huge return on his investment in every aspect of his life.
3: Musk provided part of the inspiration for the character, Tony Hawk, aka Iron Man.
I’ve been approached about being a character in a movie about geriatric superheroes. My character would be similar to the Iron Man character. He would be Iron Deficiency Man.
4: Musk has greatly reduced the cost of getting to the International Space Station.
He’s actually reduced that cost by 90%. That’s great if you work at the International Space Station. It would be nice if Elon could do something to reduce the cost of a crosstown commute.
5: One of his sons is named Xavier, after Professor Xavier of X-men fame.
In checking, I haven’t found a son, or daughter for that matter, named Wolverine. Of course, I’m not sure Elon is done reproducing.
6: Elon is one of a bunch of superrich guys who have signed, “The Giving Pledge.”
Other signers include Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, Warren Buffett, and Mark Zuckerberg, The pledge says the…
