Odd News Roundup: Pennsylvania mummy 'Stoneman Willie' to receive proper burial after 128 years; Snooker-Ding docked frame for wearing wrong trousers in English Open win

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Snooker-Ding docked frame for wearing wrong trousers in English Open win Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui had to forfeit the opening frame for wearing the wrong trousers in his 4-3 victory over compatriot Ma Hailong at the English Open on Monday.

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.

Snooker-Ding docked frame for wearing wrong trousers in English Open win

Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui had to forfeit the opening frame for wearing the wrong trousers in his 4-3 victory over compatriot Ma Hailong at the English Open on Monday. The 36-year-old donned his usual brown snooker suit with bow tie and waistcoat, having forgotten about the all-black dress code for the event held in Brentwood near London.

Pennsylvania mummy 'Stoneman Willie' to receive proper burial after 128 years

A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive a proper burial after being on display at a funeral home in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 128 years. The unidentified man was an alcoholic who died of kidney failure in a local jail on Nov. 19, 1895. He was accidentally mummified by a mortician experimenting with new embalming techniques, according to Auman's Funeral Home.

(With inputs from agencies.)