Over at GoNeuner.com we reported that the two-time biathlon Olympic champion Magdalena Neuner has decided to retire at the end of the 2011/2012 season.

The 24-year-old German says on her website “the time is right for a change” and that she wants to “try new things”. She believes big things are to come, and she eventually wants to settle down and start a family.

“The first World Cup weekend is behind me and now we look forward to Hochfilzen,” she said on her website. “Before the upcoming competitions though I have an important anouncementto make – I will finish my career as a biathlete when this season is over. This may be a shock and surprise to many of you and it was in no way an easy decision.

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It looks like I’m doing something right these days ( it’s not that uncommon actually :)). In the past 100 days the traffic to Fabnomena.com has increaed drastically.

I’m guessing it has to do with the recent google freshness update, the more frequent posts with fresh content, and my efforts to keep this blog alive in general.

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, to all of you who twitter about this place and thanks to all of you who leave useful feedback in my mailbox.

No words needed. Just sit back and enjoy this one!

Have you ever wanted to know how many iphone applications are downloaded in a minute? Ever wonder how many new videos are uploaded to youtube in 60 seconds? What about the number of Facebook status updates?

Well, this chart breaks down the most important numbers for you. Some of these numbers are really mind-boggling. Click on the image to view the fullscreen image.