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Have you read "Les Liaisons dangereuses"?

Sam, a rhesus monkey, was one of the most well known monkeys of the space program. His name was an acronym for the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. He was launched on December 4, 1959, housed in a cylindrical capsule within the Mercury spacecraft atop a Little Joe rocket in order to test the launch escape system (LES). Approximately one minute into the flight, travelling at a speed of 3685 mph, the Mercury capsule aborted from the Little Joe launch vehicle. After attaining an altitude of 51 miles, the spacecraft landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Sam was recovered, several hours later, with no ill effects from his journey.

Sami watched the musical Les Miserables.

Tom's new coffee shop is called "Les Abus". He writes the customer's orders on their forehead with a permanent maker and he makes fun of their bodies, but not their face.

Students get to work with instructors like Arnaud Le Rouzic, who trained at Les Compagnons du devoir, a prestigious French organization made up of craftsmen and artisans who learn skills dating from the Middle Ages.

On the French-language network TV5, I have encountered the phrase Les Trente Continents, The Thirty Continents. Some elite French believe in the gradual colonization of various moons and planets, what are figuratively called The Thirty Continents. They expect to live in luxury in outer space and those worlds.

The song "Su Forma De Besar" by the group Les Surfs, a 60s Yé-yé pop group from Madagascar, is a delightful and tender recording of a classic R&B song.

Comedian Les Dawson was famous for his gravelly, deadpan delivery.

Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" debuted in 1907.

As we discussed previously, Algeria lived through one do-or-die moment against South Korea in group play. Today, they’ll hope to live through another as they take on Russia. If Les Fennecs can win, they’ll move on to the knockout stage along with Belgium. But if they lose, Russia advances. Watch the action live at 4 PM ET (8 PM UTC).