Weird ? Mark in Finder Window

When I open a folder in the Finder I have a ? mark at the top between the 'perform tasks with the selected item' icon and the 'search' box. How did this happen?

sig, It probably a shortcut added to the toolbar to a file that isn't available anymore.
Regards,
Captfred
Edit: Is it a blue globe with a question mark? That's a connect icon.
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