Answer:
I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?
The Titanic is still here.
My days are numbered.
I am a precious stone as clear as diamond. Seek me out while the sun's near the horizon. Though you can walk on water with my power try to keep me and I'll vanish in an hour.
Taken from a mine and then locked up in a wooden case. I am used by students everyday.
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.