I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

An eclipse ended a battle on May 28, 585 BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halys

The word Gesserit is from Latin "gero", who can mean "to carry", "to wear", "to manage", "to bear [a child]"

There are many Sherlock Homes references in the TV show House. The patient in the pilot episode is called Rebecca Adler. Holmes' client in "A Scandal in Bohemia", the first Sherlock Holmes short story, is called Irene Adler.Dr. Wilson, as a counterpart to Dr. Watson.
House's address is 221, apartment "B".David Shore has admitted that the name "House" is a pun on "Holmes" ("Homes").
The man who shoots House in the season finale, "No Reason", has the surname of "Moriarty".