I have this black bubble with text on my iMac (Lion) that explains everything I hover over. Anyone know what it is and how to get rid of it?

I'm pretty technical but I can't figure this out. My daughter was on the pc without me knowing and this happened.

Found it! https://discussions.apple.com/message/16964825#16964825

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