<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Optical illusions Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:34:15 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Penn and Teller’s real relationship as magicians ‘not friends’ and ‘never got along’]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/2152564_1.jpg"/><br><br>They've stayed together for decades - but Penn and Teller say friendship was 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Paintwork tips, Room illusion, Pat Gilham</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/590x/2085758_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lighter colours can make your space look bigger ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/51/237x141/2085758_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lighter colours can make your space look bigger ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[The insanely beautiful European lake that's ‘floating’ on top of the Atlantic Ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img 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