Ctrl + PgUp - move up the folder tree
Ctrl + U - swap panels (so the cursor goes from one panel to another, useful when you operate in 2 folders primarily, saves you an Alt+Tab)
Ctrl + LeftArrow, Ctrl + RightArrow - makes one of the panels larger or smaller
Ctrl + 1,2,3,5 - change panel layout (file name 1 column, file name 2 columns, file name with attributes, file name with more attributes)
etc. There's a lot. Not even mentioning all the plugins built in the last 20 years.
Fun fact: it was written by a 24 yo college student (graduate?..) from Chelyabinsk and was pretty much functionally complete couple years later. The same guy who designed RAR file format and built WinRar around the same time.