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In addition to having a higher average salary per player, NBA pros also make more money off the court than athletes in the NFL and MLB. That's partly because the NBA has a bigger fan base outside the US. Watch this video to find out the other reasons why there's such a big pay divide among the three leagues.
Ikea was founded in 1943 by a young Swedish man named Ingvar Kamprad. Today, there are 433 stores in 53 countries. The name Ikea comes from Ingvar's first and last initial, the farm he grew up on — Elmtaryd — and the village he lived near — Agunnaryd. Initially the company started by selling pencils and postcards. In 1948, it began selling furniture, and the rest is history. In fiscal year 2019, Ikea sold 7 million Billy bookcases, and brought in $45 billion in retail sales.