Glitch after spill

So, I spilled a bit of coffee on my Macbook Pro keyboard. I followed standard procedure - turned it off, turned it upside down and put it in a bag of rice for over 24 hours.
Things seem to be relatively fine, despite being a bit sticky and now a few buttons seem to take a bit more effort when pushing them down.
The problem I'm having now is, when I Google something on Safari, sometimes I am automatically taken to the previous page, without me indicating I would like to go backwards, as if there may be a glitch with the delete key or something?
Was wondering if anyone had ever experienced something like this before and if anyone could offer up any advice.
Many thanks.

" I followed standard procedure - turned it off, turned it upside down and put it in a bag of rice..."
Wrong procedure.
Spill Cleaning
Some liquid has just spilled into your Mac. What should you do?
Do
Immediately shut down the computer and unplug the power cord.
Remove the computer's battery (if you can)
Disconnect any peripherals (printers, iPods, scanners, cameras, etc.)
Lay the computer upside down on paper towels to get as much liquid as possible to drip out.
Note what was spilled on your Mac.
Bring the computer into an Apple store or AASP as soon as possible.
Don't
Don't try to turn it back on. Liquids can help electrical current move about the components of your Mac in destructive ways.
Don't shake the computer (this will only spread the liquid around).
Don't use a hair dryer on it (even at a low setting a hair dryer will damage sensitive components).

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