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Now owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Vernors was first made in the late 1800s. According to company history, it was invented in 1866, though Serious Eats notes its 1911 trademark application says it first entered the market 1880. Either way, that's pretty old -- older than Coca-Cola or Dr Pepper.
Formation and success[edit] A Flock of Seagulls was started by Mike Score in 1980 in Liverpool (The name was taken from The Stranglers song Toiler on the Sea, according to Mike Score). The inaugural line-up of the band featured Mike, who was previously a hairdresser, on keyboards and lead vocals, Ali Score on drums, and Frank Maudsley on bass.