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Before TikTok and ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ Utah had already built the dirty soda craze

The show, and social media, only brought national attention to Utah’s obsession, an expert told The Tribune.

(Disney) Demi Engemann, left, and Taylor Frankie Paul, right, hold Swig cups in a scene from Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." The reality show helped spread the "dirty soda" trend nationwide, but the business model launched long before that, a marketing expert said.