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Treasures found hidden in Auschwitz mug for more than 70 years

A mug confiscated by Nazis at Auschwitz has been hiding a secret for more than 70 years. 

Workers at the Auschwitz Museum this week found a gold ring and necklace that had been carefully wrapped in canvas before being concealed in a false base.

They are some of the last possessions held by someone deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the largest concentration camps established by the Germans during WWII, the museum said.

Read entire article at CNN