Billionaire Elon Musk is the second richest person on the globe, after Bernard Arnault, but wealth might not be the only world record he wants to brag about.

While facing tough competition, the businessman and investor – who boasts key roles in SpaceX and Tesla Inc – might be trying to father more offspring than his peers, with the announcement of his 12th child.

Or perhaps Musk, who celebrates his 53rd birthday on Friday, might be chasing fame in the category of most unusual children’s names.

With entries like Techno Mechanics and Strider and another two whose names have letters my keyboard doesn’t – but who are referred to by the nicknames X and Y – he’s certainly in that race.

Or given his eccentricities, he might even be vying for fame in the category of having the most children in the shortest amount of time. He has, after all, had about half his offspring in five years.

You’d feel sorry for him if he was tasked with feeding, bathing and putting them to bed each night.

The chase to be the first, richest, biggest and shiniest doesn’t stop in the homes of his former and current partners (there are a........

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