Usually the expression is used right after someone has been proven wrong or exposed to truly unbelievable information. It conveys either surrender, surprise or a combination of the two.
I put a comma into the phrase and take it as a direct command. "You, learn something new every day."
OK, I will.
I check books out of the library and read them during my commute, stop to read historical markers on old buildings, arrange long conversations with interesting people, figure out a new route between here and there, eat an unfamiliar food, attend an art gallery opening on the spur of the moment.
And now I pass along the advice: "You, learn something new every day."
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