No, I was born with a thirst for knowledge. That's why I paid attention in school, advanced further than you did in that department.were you born with that knowledge?
In fact, recently I have had an interest in the high and late middle ages, and have been reading the wiki-bio's of the royalty and upper nobility of England, France, Iberia, the Holy Roman Empire and important crusaders.
Prior to this it was another topic.
I find this thirst common amongst my peers and fellow Caucasians, not in everyone, but common enough. It is a character trait that I have observed with less frequency in my darker skinned fellow human beings.
They have interest that lead them elsewhere, the manufacture and distribution of crack cocaine, learning how to unlock and crank a vehicle without the keys, and how to evade police.