So I dropped my Macbook Pro. Can something be wrong with it?

So I just dropped my Macbook Pro about three feet off of my bed. I had it charging and accidently pulled it and it fell. I had a case on it and I removed the case and it had no dents or any visible damage. I completed a diagnostic test and everything came up clear. Can anythiing be wrong with it?

Can something be wrong? Of course.
However, if nothing came up in diagnostics and you can do everything that you normally do without problems, you should be okay. If problems start coming up later, this may be the cause of it (especially problems with a hard disk, as you may have caused damage to it when it fell).

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Sob Story ...........
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