[natmaka]

I think so (not sure about this).

There is an hypothesis about the origin of the "hacker" state of mind (as a strong urge to understand how things work) stating that many of them think/thought that, as youngsters, they were lied to (cannot find the reference, though).

[ethbro]

Available informative resources played a huge part in mine. (One of the reasons I despair about the modern internet filling kids' time with cotton candy trivia)

With a pathologist father, 3rd grade biology questions digressed into two hour linked list lectures on biochemistry.

I distinctly remember the joy inspired by finding out about the-thing-behind-the-thing though!