2013 rMacbook Pro 15" Full Cup Coffee Spill

Just wanted to share my experience to everyone here on the communities. I work on a desk with my Macbook Pro Retina 15" plugged in HDMI to a monitor, and then a windows laptop on the other side. Today I was working too fast and got carried away switching from typing on the Windows computer to typing on the Macbook and I accidently knocked my cup of coffee full speed on the keyboard of the Macbook Pro. Black coffee went everywhere as you can imagine and started seeping into the keys of the Mac, yet I flipped the Macbook Pro over and set it at an angle where the vents under the screen and the keyboard could drain away from the CPU and internals. Of course at this point I thought it was lost for sure. I turned the Macbook Pro off and set it to dry for awhile. The only issue I noticed when I actually had it on with the coffee on was that the mouse was going crazy in different directions.
After letting it dry in the arizona air (out of the sun) I decided to see if it was pretty bad. I knew I could get it replaced with protection that I had, but I really just wanted it to work out of convenience. The first time it tried to boot, it restarted after 3 seconds of startup and then booted all the way up. The second time the screen stayed black and would not bootup. I let it dry just a little longer and there ya go, everything back to normal without issue. I feel extemely lucky that it is working but I do have to wonder if there will be any longterm damage I will find later. I have tested the speakers, and the screen colors, and I am typing this without any keyboard issues so far! USB and HDMI still work great and the power is charging through the wall.
Does anyone have any ideas for me to try out just to make sure it is truly ok? I realize it was a stupid mistake and honestly I never keep open cups near it, but today was one of those off days :/ . Anyways, let me know if something comes to mind! Also, this is kinda amazing to me that the Macbook Pro is still working no problem!

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A type of insurance called "inland marine insurance"
covers, loss, theft, accidents, spills, etc etc. Typically $40 or less a year, much cheaper.
Been using same for 15+ years.
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