User:TomoNishizaki/sandbox

1) Early Childhood:

Musk was severely bullied throughout his childhood,[32] and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs and then beat him until he lost consciousness.[35][40]   (continue.. below)

Musk himself expressed that "For some reason they decided that I was it, and they were going to go after me nonstop. That's what made growing up difficult.... and then I'd come home, and it would just be awful there as well. His father was emotionally abusive and tough on his children, allegedly ordering Musk to sit silent for hours while he lectured him. Musk had said "He was a such a terrible human being. You have no idea about how bad. Almost every crime you can possibly think of, he has done." However, he never actually saw his parents very often and mostly lived under a housekeeper who also did not keep a constant watch on him. Elon was instead raised by books he had found at the library, reading roughly 10 hours a day.

2) Early Childhood:

Replace: During Musk's childhood, he was an avid reader.[35]

Through his adversity, Musk found tremendous solace and escape in the form of computers and business. He also spent his childhood making explosives, building rockets, racing dirt bikes, and other endeavors that could have gotten him killed or seriously injured.

3) Early Childhood

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He grew up in South Africa without ever really considering himself South African. Like the rest of his family, he was just passing through. Elon grew up a awkward and introverted child, often gazing into the distance when his parents spoke to him which led his mother to believe for some time that he might be deaf. His parents later took Musk to the doctors to remove his adenoids, which made no difference. Furthermore, he was also "the youngest and smallest guy in his school."