If you're looking for a different home building idea, it doesn't get much more "different" than this. A dude in Washington state decided he wanted to build a tiny house that looks like the lunar lander. He succeeded in a big (but tiny) way.
I want to be clear that this isn't April Fool's Day and I'm not making this up. A man was recently pulled over by police after trying to teach his dog how to drive. Really.