The first trillionaire in human history
- Elon Musk
- Born in South Africa
- Bullied relentlessly as a kid
- Immigrated to North America
- Arrived with a backpack and a dream
- Built Zip2 with his brother
- Sold it 4 years later for $300 million
- Co-founded PayPal with the profits
- Revolutionised digital payments
- Sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion
- Bet everything on Tesla and SpaceX
- Got mocked for electric cars
- Got laughed at for reusable rockets
- Nearly went bankrupt in 2008
- Kept building anyway
- Turned Tesla into the world’s most valuable automaker
- Made EVs mainstream and transformed the automotive industry
- Made reusable rockets a reality
- Reduced the cost of reaching space by 95%
- Sparked the modern commercial space race
- Built Starlink and connected millions around the world to high-speed internet
- Turned SpaceX into the most valuable private company in history
- Bought Twitter for $44 billion
- The world said he overpaid
- He was called reckless, stupid & crazy
- Advertisers fled, media declared it dead
- Critics called it the worst acquisition in tech history
- Renamed it 𝕏
- Rebuilt the platform anyway
- Turned it into one of the most influential platforms on Earth
- Launched xAI and accelerated the global AI race
- Sent astronauts to space
- Is trying to get humans to mars
- Created millions of jobs
- Generated hundreds of billions in value
- Inspired an entire generation of builders
Before:
- Failed repeatedly
- Worked insane hours
- Slept in factories and offices
- Got bullied, laughed at and mocked
- Constantly told “it’s impossible”
- Kept building anyway
- Made it possible
Today:
- Richest person on Earth
- First trillionaire in human history
- Largest IPO in history $1.77 trillion
Most people quit when the world laughs at them.
Elon Musk built the future instead.
Love him or hate him…
Nobody has changed more industries in a single lifetime.
Payments. Cars. Energy. Space. Social Media. Communications. AI.
History won’t remember the people who said it couldn’t be done.
It will remember the people who did it anyway.
Congratulations Elon.
The first trillionaire. 🚀
Just fun..
If you need a good laugh, read through these children's science exam answers...
Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? (Brilliant, love this!)
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.
Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs...
Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery. (The kid gets an A+ for this answer!)
Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.
Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? ( e.g., abdomen)
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain; the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels A, E, I, O, and U.
Q: What is the fibula?
A: A small lie.
Q: What does 'varicose' mean?
A: Nearby.
Q: Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarian Section.'
A: The Caesarian Section is a district in Rome.
Q: What does the word 'benign' mean?'
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
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"They offered me a contract, said I'm not allowed to play first-team, only under-21s. Why would I sign? I went to him, he'd be like, "It's not me, it's the chairman", but I'd go to the chairman and he'd say, "It's Potter, he doesn't want you". I knew it was Graham."
– Antonio
Today at noon thousands of red rose petals will flutter down through the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome. This spectacular tradition is held each year on the feast of Pentecost.
Nunchi (눈치) is one of the most important and subtle parts of Korean social culture, and it’s honestly difficult to fully understand until you live in Korea for a while.
The closest way to describe it is: the ability to read the room and understand unspoken social expectations.
But it goes deeper than that. Nunchi is about sensing social atmosphere, understanding unspoken expectations, and noticing other people’s emotions
adjusting your behaviour accordingly & knowing what should or should not be said in certain situations without people needing to explain things directly.
For example, noticing when a group wants to leave even though nobody said it aloud, understanding when someone senior should speak first, and realising everyone is quietly waiting for one person before eating, sensing tension in a room immediately, knowing when silence is more appropriate than speaking, etc.
People may not explicitly tell you, “You’re talking too much.” “This is awkward.” “Please stop.” or “Now is not the right time.”Instead, you are expected to sense it. A person considered to have good nunchi is usually seen as socially aware, considerate, emotionally intelligent &
adaptable, while someone with bad nunchi may unintentionally make situations uncomfortable without realising it.
After years here, you start unconsciously noticing seating order, group mood, pauses in conversation, hierarchy dynamics and when people actually mean “no” politely.
A lot of people describe this as something very different from African cultures, but honestly, as a Yoruba person, I wouldn’t fully agree. In Yoruba culture, especially when interacting with elders or people older than you, you are also expected to communicate carefully, respectfully, and sometimes indirectly rather than being overly open or confrontational.
You learn to observe tone, timing, mood, hierarchy, body language, facial expressions, and social atmosphere before speaking freely. Sometimes what is not said directly matters just as much as what is actually spoken.
पत्नी- बाज़ार से दूध का एक पैकेट ले आओ और हाँ, अगर बाज़ार में अंडे दिखें तो छः ले आना।
पति बाज़ार से छः पैकट दूध लेकर लौटा।
पत्नी- छः पैकेट दूध क्यों ले आए?
पति- हां, छः पैकेट ही लाया हूं, क्योंकि बाज़ार में अंडे दिख गए थे!
अब बताओ पति कहां पर ग़लत है?
विश्वास न हो, तो दोबारा पढ़ लो!
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For some, the concern was never really about The Arsenal. It was about judgment, responsibility, and the line between pulpit humour and spiritual authority.
When a pastor says it was banter, the follow-up question is fair: what else is said from the pulpit as banter? The altar is not a fan zone, and popularity should not become licence for 'careless' speech.
Had Arsenal failed, some would have treated the comment as prophetic insight. Since Arsenal won, it is now humour. That ambiguity is the real problem.
The Pastor’s 'apology' is noted, but the larger lesson remains succinct enough to recall why spiritual platforms require restraint.
A pulpit should not be used to launder personal bias, ridicule (banter) a community, or convert football rivalry into performative prophecy. Faith leadership must carry more discipline than that.
The lesson is simple: popularity must mature into responsibility. The pulpit should elevate, not entertain at the expense of discernment.
He will be okay and get better, as he appreciates the grace that the broken shackles truly represent.
Selah! 'FA