How to Ditch Question Marks in Tools Menu

I have recently noticed the menu bar in all of my folders have
two dimmed out question marks in the menu bar. I have checked
the Customize Toolbar options and do not see any ??? marks
and I they are dimmed so I cannot drag them off. Even new
untitled folders have the two question marks.
I would like to know what I did to cause this problem and
how to get rid of the question marks

command+drag the question marks off the toolbar
Sorry, I should have added that was one of the first things I tried
and there is nothing to grab. The question marks on either side
of the standard menu item are dimmed and cannot be selected
to drag.

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