Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk, was born and raised in South Africa to electro-mechanical engineer father Errol, and dietitian mother Maye. Elon spent time in Canada with his mother before finally moving to the US to study at the University of Pennsylvania to get a degree in Physics. After graduation, Musk transformed to become a serial tech entrepreneur after founding Zip2 and X.com.

Musk's astounding success has become a comparison to other visionary people such as Steve Jobs, Henry Ford and Bill Gates. After living a difficult childhood, Elon developed a relentless, unbeatable work ethic that would help him build the revolutionary companies Tesla and SpaceX.  While these information have become common around the internet, there are still a few things that you didn't know about Elon's past.