A fact from Fortifications of Bangkok appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 December 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Bangkok's city gates were enchanted in order to ward off evil spirits?
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Although direct evidence attesting to the actual procedures involved in the construction of the Rattanakosin city gates does seem to be lacking, the general practice (including those supernatural beliefs) is pretty much regarded as fact, and has been covered by many historians. You'd find that all DYK blurbs will have an inline citation supporting the statement in the article. --Paul_012 (talk) 02:53, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]