Overall, me too. However, I do find it very interesting and there are a number of compelling stories out there.
There's a YouTuber Kendall Rae who does a video about an individual on this topic, there's also this channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4XCB1NgoJg that has a wide array. IIRC, this one is the one that seems the most famous example.
In many cases I think parents coax the kids. In other cases it could just be kids being weird, likely most of them. But... it does make you wonder, where does that weirdness come from?