Elon Musk: Did you know he was the inspiration for Tony Stark's character? Here are facts of the billionaire

Check out these facts about Elon Musk

Elon Musk the CEO of Tesla broke the internet when he announced the name of his first child with singer Grimes. He posted that the child would be called X Æ A-12 Musk and Grimes later offered an explanation to her followers on social media. Initially, his followers on Twitter thought the Billionaire was just joking as he is known for his humorous nature on social media. But later his girlfriend, Grimes aka Claire Boucher, explained the name's meaning to her fans via a tweet on her social media.' X, the unknown variable, Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence), A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent + (A=Archangel, my favorite song) ( metal rat)' shared the Canadian singer.' For the uninitiated, Elon Musk is the co-founder of the electronic-payment firm PayPal and SpaceX, maker of launch vehicles and spacecraft. He was also the chief executive officer of, the electric car manufacturer Tesla. You will be surprised to know that he started coding at the age of 9. Today check out these facts about the multi-billionaire.

He converted his home into a nightclub

When he was attending Pennsylvania University, Musk and his roommate decided to move from the student housing and stay off-campus in a larger building. They converted it into a nightclub to pay the rent which attracted as many as 1,000 patrons per night.

He once lived on a budget of $1 per day for food

When Elon Musk was a 17-year-old college student at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, he had a short period in which he spent just a dollar a day on food and he got by successfully.

Elon dropped out of Stanford after just two days.

He moved to California to study physics at Stanford, after earning two bachelor's degrees (yes, two) at the University of Pennsylvania. But he dropped out just two days later to form his first company, Zip2 Corporation.

Elon Musk holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship.

Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa before moving to Canada when he was 17 years old. Three years later, he moved to the USA to study business and physics at the Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania.

He started computer programming at the age of 9.

He reportedly taught himself the fundamentals of computer programming at the age of only 9. Three years later, Musk created Blastar, a room-themed PC game. He has sold the Blastar code to a computer magazine for $500. You can still play Blastar online, reportedly.

Musk was the inspiration for Tony Stark in Ironman.

The superhero / serial entrepreneur, Tony Stark a.k.a Ironman, is inspired by Musk. It's stated that the actor who plays him, Robert Downey Jr., decided to sit down with Musk to get inspiration for the role. At SpaceX, parts of Iron Man 2 were even filmed, and Musk made a cameo appearance in the film.

His charitable work are worth your attention

Elon Musk has signed the Donation Pledge, pledging to devote the bulk of his income to philanthropic efforts. Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, Warren Buffett, and Mark Zuckerberg have all signed The Giving Pledge.