Real-Life Moby Dick Spotted Tops The Morning Links

OK, OK, it’s a humpback whale instead of a sperm whale, but literary beggars can’t be choosers.

Ireland’s strict anti-abortion law led to a woman dying in the hospital during a miscarriage. - [TheAtlanticWire]

A Scientology book about Tom Cruise and John Travolta is due out next year. - [HollywoodReporter]

In 1894, a bull elephant rammed a train off the tracks, sacrificing himself to save his herd. - [Treehugger]

A boy in Mexico was shot in the head during a screening of Wreck-It Ralph, and fellow moviegoers yelled at his dad for interrupting the movie. - [Uproxx]

A look back on the 8 biggest scandals involving Elmo. -[TheDailyBeast]

20 ridiculous phone covers you can actually buy. - [Oddee]

Even Google employees don’t use Google+. - [TeamCoCo]

Hollywood’s real-life Hunger Games. - [Salon]

Dozens of mysteriously nonwhite people voted in Maine, causing suspicion. - [NYMag]

Headline Story: The rare albino humpback was seen off the coast of Norway. - [DailyMail]